Conventions Quote by Will Rogers

President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.

— John Yoo

The convention is the voice, the bone and the sinews of a political party-and sometimes it even nominates an Abraham Lincoln.

— Fletcher Knebel

From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830's really through the 1950's, you had conventions that actually did real business.

— Michael Beschloss

Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the…

— Don Hewitt

Conventions are, by nature, a party. I mean, that's why people become delegates. They come from all over the world to exercise their democratic…

— Rob Lowe

Oftentimes during the period in which conventions really did business, you had situations where the delegates were divided and you would have ballot after…

— Michael Beschloss

There's a better chance of a brokered convention than any time in our lifetime.

— Renee Montagne

The calendar? A mere convention.

— Irina Ratushinskaya

I really do the conventions now for two reasons.

— Rene Auberjonois

Let's assume for the moment that the logic behind Presidents Day is actually sound for certain presidents. Why not have a separate holiday for…

— Ben Shapiro

I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to Washington's on this Republic's…

— Carl Schurz

A convention always involves a level of security. It is always our intent to ensure everyone attending the convention is safe. When it comes…

— Leah D. Daughtry